Thank you very much for all the reads and rates and comments and things! :) Also started to wri...
Thank you very much for all the reads and rates and comments and things! :) Also started to write on Dooyoo under the name of 'Beanie85'. Trying to write different reviews for each site, though I might have a couple on both sites!
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I saw this film recently and I really liked it. It is quite a quirky film, which is funny and touching at the same time.
The film is based around two main characters in their 30s, Burt and Verona (played by John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph). Verona falls pregnant, completely unplanned, and then Burts parents make the surprise announcement that they are moving to Belgium.. 3 months before the baby is born. This news rocks the couples world, the only reason that they moved to that area was to be close to Burt’s parents. Veronas parents died many years ago, which she doesn’t like to talk about, and now they have nothing keeping them there, neither of them are in jobs they want to do and they live in a small, dingy flat where the lights keep going out. They make the decision to travel around America visiting family members and friends to find the perfect place to settle down and raise their baby. The film follows them on this trip, and all the eccentric, caring, and different people they meet.
I really enjoyed the film, some of the people they met on their travels were really comical, quirky and wild, but at the same time completely believable. The film is quite an emotional rollercoaster for the couple, meeting people who have changed since last time they saw them, and also meeting and also people with their own troubles to worry about.
I liked Burts role. It was interesting to see John Kransinski in a serious film role, as I have only ever seen him in the comedy series “The Office”, and I thought he was wonderful in the film. He really fit the role and played the both the comical and serious scenes brilliantly. I haven’t seen Maya Rudolph act before, although she seems quite an accomplished actress on IMDB, and I really liked her performance too. The actors seemed to really compliment each other and they played the role of being a young couple in love perfectly.
I can imagine that this film isn’t for everyone. It is not very action packed and is more a quirky art house drama type film, with a wonderful mixture of comical and serious moments of a couple who are facing the reality of trying to find the perfect place to bring their child into the world, and also wanting to find a place so that they can be close by to the people they love.
The film was directed by Sam Mendes, who has directed many great films such as American Beauty, Jarhead and Revolutionary Road.
The film is 98 minutes long, and I thought this was a perfect length. The film held my attention throughout and I really enjoyed it. It has a 15 certificate due to strong language and sexual references.
The dvd of the film comes out on 1 Feb, and can be pre-ordered for £9.98 from Amazon. I highly recommend the film, I loved the story line and I thought the actors and performances were great.
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